A New Mycetochara Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from Turkey

Authors

  • Vladimir Novak
  • Mustafa Avcı
  • Nicklas Jansson
  • Oğuzhan Sarıkaya
  • Erol Atay
  • Tamer Kayış
  • Mustafa Coşkun
  • Fatih Aytar

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae, Mycetochara, Ernocharis.

Abstract

 In a study of old hollow oaks in southern Turkey, a new species from genus Mycetochara (subgenus Ernocharis) was found. The species Mycetochara mersinica Novák sp. nov., are presently described, illustrated and compared with other species from the region.

Author Biographies

Mustafa Avcı

Forest Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta

Nicklas Jansson

Biology/IFM, Linkoping University

Oğuzhan Sarıkaya

Forest Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta

Erol Atay

Department of Biology, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya

Tamer Kayış

Department of Biology, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman

Mustafa Coşkun

Department of Biology, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman

Fatih Aytar

Eastern Mediterranean Forestry Research Institute, Tarsus

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Published

06.08.2013

How to Cite

Novak, V., Avcı, M., Jansson, N., Sarıkaya, O., Atay, E., Kayış, T., Coşkun, M., & Aytar, F. (2013). A New Mycetochara Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from Turkey. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 18(1), 51–58. Retrieved from https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/509

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2016): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society